Mugsy

Rocky and Mugsy are a gangster couple who appear in the shorts. Rocky, the leader and mastermind of the two, is the short guy with black hair, a hat covering his eyes and who is constantly seen smoking a cigarette, and Mugsy, Rocky's henchman, is a big jerk. Rocky was first created in 1946 because many of Bugs Bunny's previous enemies (such as Elmer Fudd and Beaky Buzzard) were considered too gullible, and Friz Freleng needed a more intelligent (and challenging) figure to take on the rabbit; this mentality was what also led to the creation of Yosemite Sam.

Rocky first appeared in the 1946 film "Racketeer Rabbit", in which Bugs decides to find himself a new home, but the one he chooses is occupied by a duo of bank robbers. The characters are named "Rocky" (drawn after the film's gangster Edward G. Robinson) and "Hugo" (a caricature of Peter Lorre). Freleng liked the mobster idea, and Rocky later appeared in "Golden Yeggs" as a criminal who wanted Daffy Duck because he thought he could apparently lay golden eggs, which were actually made by a goose, although Mugsy did not appear with him; he had several different henchmen with the main one named Nick and made a deal with Daffy that if he could not lay a single golden egg, he would kill him and when the time came he would shoot Daffy in the head, causing him to lay a golden egg, but the catch was that he had to lay enough to fill several egg cartons. From this cartoon onwards, Freleng redesigned Rocky, making him into a more generalized caricature of the "tough" gangster rather than Edward G. Robinson in particular. Freleng used many of the same techniques that would make Sam, his other Bugs villain, such a funny character: despite Rocky's tough-guy demeanor, perpetual cigar (or cigarette), and stylish gangster clothes, he's actually little more than a midget in an oversized hat. Rocky and Nick reappeared in "Catty Cornered", where they kidnapped Tweety because he was worth too much money, but Sylvester unwittingly rescued him after trying to eat him many times and was greatly rewarded. Rocky appeared again with Mugsy in their first appearance in "Bugs and Thugs", where they unwittingly kidnapped Bugs Bunny after robbing a bank and concluded that he knew too much and took him hostage. Bugs attempted to call for help at a gas station, but they saw him and pulled him away from the phone. He later tricks them into getting hit by a train, but they survive.

Mugsy (or another character resembling him) made his only official appearance in "Napoleon Bunny-Part" as Napoleon's dimwitted guard who often inadvertently injured the Emperor, resulting in Mugsy being stabbed in retaliation. He is referred to as "Goof" in production art. They next appeared in "Bugsy and Mugsy", in which Bugsy makes Mugsy do things that cause Rocky to beat him up and their fight eventually leads to them getting arrested. Mugsy looked completely different from the previous short and was depicted as being thinner and with a large chin. The duo last appeared in "The Unnameables", in which Bugs Bunny is an undercover detective who comes to arrest them; he does so by trapping them in cereal boxes. In this appearance, Mugsy looked like he did in "Bugs and Thugs".

The characters play a major role in the episode "The Cat Who Knew Too Much" of Sylvester and Tweety's Mysteries. They would later appear in "Furgo" as Ducky Wheeze's henchmen. They appear as antagonists again in "The Fifty-Carat Furball" when they attempt to steal the "I of Istanbul" from Sylvester's stomach. They make two very small cameos in The Looney Tunes Show . Once, they appear in a book of people the police have previously arrested. There are other older characters in there such as Hugo . And again in the Merrie Melodies music video "Stick to My Guns". They appeared in the Looney Tunes cartoon shorts "Chain Gangsters" and "Hideout Hare". Their designs remained identical, except that Rocky's skin is more tanned. Rocky has a cameo in the Bugs Bunny Builders episode "Cousin Billy". They also appeared in the 1993 Sega Genesis video game Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers in the fourth level as silhouettes in the window, and in the 2000 Game Boy Color video game Looney Tunes Collector: Alert! as the third boss fight.

Description of Rocky

Rocky is an animated character from the Looney Tunes series, he is the brains of the gangsters, short in stature (almost half the height of Mugsy) and wears a formal suit. Mugsy is his companion, he is twice his size, he is a big idiot, but he does what he can to help Rocky Personality: Rocky's personality is very serious, trying to make his plans work out well, although in the episodes he appears he doesn't succeed, he is also the leader in everything, when he is with the other gangsters or when another main character tries to "help" or "avoid" him, for example, Bugs Bunny Outfit: Rocky's main outfit is a grey hat with a blue ribbon that hides his eyes, although curiously he can see with the hat on that way, he also wears a blue jacket, red tie, white t-shirt under the jacket and grey pants. Aspect: Rocky has a light complexion, with a chin that runs from his nose to his mouth. You can't see his eyes on screen thanks to his hat but surprisingly he can see without his eyes being seen.

Description of Mugsy

Mugsy is an animated character from the Looney Tunes series, he always tries to do what Rocky says but it goes wrong, He is twice as big as his boss, Rocky, but he is a big jerk, he is just 2 times less serious than Rocky Personality: His personality is relaxed, a little serious, but taking everything lightly, cheerful, yes, but he feels somewhat guilty when Rocky blames him for something he did not do or was manipulated by another person, for example, Bugs Bunny Outfit: It consists of: A delivery man's hat on his head, a white shirt and over that a brown jacket on top, buttoned only in the middle, pants of the same color and black shoes. Aspect: Mugsy has a light complexion, black eyes, but his hair is not visible because the delivery hat could possibly cover the little hair he would have.